Motorcyclist from San Diego identified

The 66-year-old man killed in a traffic collision this weekend on state Route 79 east of Temecula was identified as William Dandalides of San Diego, authorities said Sunday.

Dandalides was driving the motorcycle that struck a parked truck about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday. He was ejected from the motorcycle and thrown into oncoming traffic before being hit by another truck, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office said.

The crash occurred on state Route 79 west of Vail Lake Road near Temecula, the coroner’s office said. Dandalides, who authorities say was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead about 1 p.m.